EDITORIAL

I was very tempted to skip the Editorial for this issue, since several of the things I had intended to say will be found in greater detail elsewhere -- see Guidelines for Contributors, and Around the Ports. However I'd it does give me the chance to thank again the many Port Officers who replied to my letter inviting them to `tell us what's been going on in your part of the world', and to encourage the others to contribute a short piece for Flying Fish 1995/2. Also to thank both my Book Review team -- the fruits of their reading appears on pages 000 to 000 -- and my Proof Reading team, alias the Editorial Sub-Committee. There's no doubt at all that you'd find many more mistakes in these pages if it weren't for their labours.

As always, I must also thank all you members who have contributed to this issue, including those whose efforts have had to be held over for next time. We are limited to an absolute maximum of 152 pages by the binding process -- there's a limit to what you can reasonably expect a staple to go through! -- and of course there's also the cost of postage, particularly airmail, to consider. However I really do hope to use everything received in due course.

Finally, a big apology for the quality of some of the photographs in the last issue. One of the machines at our printers threw a wobbly at just the wrong moment, and on consulting the manufacturers they were given advice which turned out to be wildly incorrect. The fault has since been tracked down and dealt with, and I think we can promise that it won't happen again. (On a personal note, I still maintain that Bungay Printers are an exceptional company to work with -- friendly, flexible and very often ahead of their deadlines. I wish I could claim the same!).

Last but not least, the ABSOLUTE DEADLINE for Flying Fish5 1995/2 is 30 SEPTEMBER. As always it eases my workload if items come in with several weeks to spare, particularly the longer ones or those which need transcription -- see Guidelines for Contributors, page 000. Ah, I think this is where I came in...

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